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This type is expounded to signify the Lord's curse going forth to do execution in all the land of Judah, and to cut off sinners against the first and second tables of the Law. Doctrine —

1. Whatever be the particular punishment inflicted by God for sin, yet this is seriously to be laid to heart, that every such punishment hath in its bosom a curse, till the sinner, awakened thereby, flee to Christ, who became a curse, that His own may inherit a blessing.

2. The Lord is an impartial avenger of sin, when it is persevered in without repentance; and when other means are ineffectual, He will not spare to cut off the desperate sinner; for the curse goes forth "over the face of the whole earth," or land; and "everyone shall be cut off," without exception, who are guilty.

3. The Lord will not spare but indifferently punish sin, whether against the first or second tables, in avoiding of both which the Lord's people are to testify their sincerity. This is signified by "cutting off everyone that stealeth, and everyone that sweareth."

4. When a people are delivered out of sore troubles, and yet their lusts are not modified, they ordinarily prove covetous, false, and oppressing, as labouring by all means to make up these things that trouble hath stript them of; therefore is there a particular threat against everyone that stealeth, it being a rife sin at their return from captivity, for they went every man to his own house (Haggai 1:9), were cruel oppressors (Nehemiah 5:1-3), yea, and robbed God of tithes and offerings (Malachi 3:8).

5. Covetous and false men, in their bargains with men, will make no bones of impiety and perjury, if that may help to gain their point; for with the former is joined "everyone that sweareth," which is expounded, ver. 4, to be "swearing falsely by God's name."

(George Hutcheson.)

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KJV: Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.

WEB: Then again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, a flying scroll.